SEA0400, a novel and selective inhibitor of the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger, attenuates reperfusion injury in the in vitro and in vivo cerebral ischemic models.

Abstract

The effect of the newly synthesized compound 2-[4-[(2,5-difluorophenyl)methoxy]phenoxy]-5-ethoxyaniline (SEA0400) on the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger (NCX) was investigated and compared against that of 2-[2-[4-(4-nitrobenzyloxy)phenyl]ethyl]isothiourea (KB-R7943). In addition, the effects of SEA0400 on reperfusion injury in vitro and in vivo were examined. SEA0400 was extremely more potent than KB-R7943 in inhibiting Na+-dependent Ca2+ uptake in cultured neurons, astrocytes, and microglia: IC50s of SEA0400 and KB-R7943 were 5 to 33 nM and 2 to 4 microM, respectively. SEA0400 at the concentration range that inhibited NCX exhibited negligible affinities for the Ca2+ channels, Na+ channels, K+ channels, norepinephrine transporter, and 14 receptors, and did not affect the activities of the Na+/H+ exchanger, Na+,K+-ATPase, Ca2+-ATPase, and five enzymes. SEA0400, unlike KB-R7943, did not inhibit the store-operated Ca2+ entry in cultured astrocytes. SEA0400 attenuated dose- dependently paradoxical Ca2+ challenge-induced production of reactive oxygen species, DNA ladder formation, and nuclear condensation in cultured astrocytes, whereas it did not affect thapsigargin-induced cell injury. Furthermore, administration of SEA0400 reduced infarct volumes after a transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in rat cerebral cortex and striatum. These results indicate that SEA0400 is the most potent and selective inhibitor of NCX, and suggest that the compound may exert protective effects on postischemic brain damage.

• Authors: T Matsuda, N Arakawa, K Takuma, Y Kishida, Y Kawasaki, M Sakaue, K Takahashi, T Takahashi, T Suzuki, T Ota, A Hamano-Takahashi, M Onishi, Y Tanaka, K Kameo, A Baba
• Journal: The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics (J Pharmacol Exp Ther) Vol. 298 Issue 1 Pg. 249-56 (Jul 2001) ISSN: 0022-3565 [Print] United States
• PMID: 11408549 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• 2-(2-(4-(4-nitrobenzyloxy)phenyl)ethyl)isothiourea methanesulfonate
• Aniline Compounds
• Ion Channels
• Phenyl Ethers
• SEA 0400
• Sodium-Calcium Exchanger
• Thiourea

Topics

• Aniline Compounds (pharmacology)
• Animals
• Animals, Newborn
• Astrocytes (drug effects, metabolism)
• Brain Ischemia (drug therapy, pathology)
• Calcium Signaling (drug effects, physiology)
• Cerebral Cortex (drug effects, pathology)
• Corpus Striatum (drug effects, pathology)
• Ion Channels (antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism)
• Ion Transport (drug effects, physiology)
• Phenyl Ethers (pharmacology)
• Rats
• Rats, Wistar
• Reperfusion Injury (drug therapy, pathology)
• Sodium-Calcium Exchanger (antagonists & inhibitors, physiology)
• Thiourea (analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)